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20 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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sharpness, particularly of the mind or senses
keenness, acuteness dullness |
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delineate
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to portray or sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail, to represent pictorially
depict, picture, render |
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depraved
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marked by evil and corruption, deviod of moral principles
vicious, corrupt, perverted moral, virtuous, uncorrupted |
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enervate
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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of
impair, cripple, paralyze invigorate, strengthen |
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite accessible, comprehensible, intelligible |
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fecund
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intellectually productive
fertile, proflic, teeming infertile, barren, unproductive |
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fiat
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a command or act of will or consciousness
edict, dictum, ukase |
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figment
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a fabrication of the mind, an arbitrary notion
creation, invention, fancy |
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garner
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to acquire as the result of effort, to gather and store away, as for future use
collect, accumulate, accure scatter, squander, waste, dissipate |
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hallow
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rever, to set apart as holy
venerate, bless desecrate, defile, profane |
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
eccentricity |
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ignominy
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shame and disgrace
dishonor, humiliation honor, glory |
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mundane
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earthly, wordly, concerned with what is ordinary
humdrum, routine heavenly, unwordly, spritual |
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nuance
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a subtle or slight variation
shade, nicety, refinement |
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overweening
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concieted, presumptuous
arrogant, unbridled restrained, understated |
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penchant
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a strong attraction or inclination
proclivity, propensity, predilection disinclination, averson |
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reputed
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according to reputation or belief
putative, reputable, supposed proven, corroborated, authenticated |
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sophistry
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reasoning that sounds plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
specious reasoning |
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sumptuous
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costly, rich, magnificent
lavish, munificent, splendid, opulent skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
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ubiquitous
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present or existing everywhere
omnipresent, pervasive, universal restricted, scarce, limited, rare |